{"id":2103,"date":"2025-08-28T12:59:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=2103"},"modified":"2025-08-29T13:46:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:46:36","slug":"russian-forces-sink-ukrainian-warship-mod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/russian-forces-sink-ukrainian-warship-mod\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian forces sink Ukrainian warship \u2013 MOD"},"content":{"rendered":"

The reconnaissance ship Simferopol has been taken out by a sea drone in the Danube Delta, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russian forces have sunk the Ukrainian reconnaissance ship Simferopol with a naval drone strike, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow.<\/p>\n

The vessel was struck in the delta of the River Danube, part of which is located in Ukraine\u2019s Odessa Region, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a result of the attack, the Ukrainian ship sank,\u201d<\/em> the Defense Ministry said.<\/p>\n

This was the first successful use of a sea drone to take out a Ukrainian Navy vessel, TASS reported later in the day, citing a UAV expert.<\/p>\n

Kiev has confirmed to the media that the vessel was hit.<\/p>\n

The attack left one crew member dead and several others wounded, the Kiev Independent wrote on Thursday, citing a Ukrainian Navy spokesperson.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEfforts to address the aftermath of the attack are ongoing. The majority of the crew are safe, and the search for several missing sailors continues,\u201d<\/em> the outlet cited the spokesperson as saying.<\/p>\n

The Simferopol is a Laguna-class, medium-sized ship designed for radio, electronic, radar, and optical reconnaissance. It was launched in 2019, and joined the Ukrainian Navy two years later.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to WarGonzo, a Telegram channel, the vessel was the largest ship that Kiev had launched since the Western-backed coup in 2014.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Simferopol \u201ccan be considered the personification of the \u2018mighty\u2019 naval forces of Ukraine,\u201d<\/em> the independent channel wrote on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Moscow in recent months has moved to accelerate the production of naval drones, as well as other unmanned systems that have increasingly dominated the Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n

Russia also struck a major drone facility in Kiev with two missile strikes overnight, Ukrainian politician Igor Zinkevich claimed on Thursday. The site was \u201ctraining personnel\u201d<\/em> and preparing to produce Turkish Bayraktar drones, he said. \u201cMost of the facilities were almost ready, the main staff had completed training.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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